Yesterday, Nintendo held one of their occasional "Nintendo Direct" events and revealed a few new things that will be heading to the Switch and 3DS over the coming months. While the one announcement that's probably got most folks excited is the new Super Smash Bros coming sometime this year (and hey, maybe it'll have co-op like the past few), our ears perked up at the mention of co-op in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes.

Interested in purchasing a Nintendo Amiibo or three next week? We have the latest on which figures will be out when, what sort of games they are compatible with, and a few concerns that you might need to be aware of before buying.

Soon Hyrule Warriors will be one of the first Nintendo titles that will be supporting Amiibo figures other than Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Players will be able to unlock a special weapon in-game using the Link Amiibo this November.

The launch of Sniper Elite V2 for the Wii U hasn’t gone as well as we’d all hope. Though we’ve been covering the game’s online co-op component for some time now, we regret to inform our co-op audience that Nintendo’s version of Sniper Elite V2 does not contain the co-op modes we’ve been expecting.

Most would agree that the Wii U loading screens haven’t been the most convenient for gamers. However, Nintendo is doing major work to improve on their system and remedy the situation. An upcoming Wii U system update will help to fix problem and speed up the load times between menus and returning to the home screen.

Nintendo’s explanation of the Wii U’s online voice chat options has left somewhat of a sour taste in our mouths, but gamers shouldn’t count out the Wii U’s online functions just yet. In a new instructional video released by Nintendo, Satoru Iwata explains the layered Wii U online system, bringing gamers up to speed for day one of launch.  We’re going try our best to explain the Wii U’s online system as simple as we can for all of you, so pay attention and let us hit you with some knowledge.